The Western Outlook was an African American newspaper that was published from 1894-1928.[1][2] The creators and editors behind the paper were Joseph S. Francis, J. Lincoln Derrick, W.G Maddox, Jesse E. Wysinger. The first edition was published on September 1, 1894, in San Francisco, California, but the production was later moved to Oakland, California.[3] The newspaper came out weekly and at the time of publication, a subscription was 25 cents a month. The newspaper featured articles surrounding social events, news, and stories along with featuring a plethora of advertisements. The Western Outlook was digitized by the Library of Congress as a part of their Miscellaneous Negro newspapers microfilm collection, which contains more than 150 African American newspapers.[4]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | |
| Founder(s) | Joseph S Francis, J. Lincoln Derrick, W.G Maddox, Jesse E. Wysinger. |
| Editor | J. Lincoln Derrick, W.G Maddox, Jesse E. Wysinger. |
| Founded | September 1, 1894 |
| Ceased publication | 1928 |
| City | San Francisco, California |
| Country | USA |
Content
editThe Western Outlook was published on Sundays and consisted of a variety of community related topics. Some examples of articles and columns included weekly death announcements, news surrounding fraternities, and activities being hosted by the NAACP. Additionally, the newspaper had some Christian affiliations and had a page dedicated to advertising different churches in the community.[5]
Editors
editW. G. Maddox
editWalter George Maddox was born on August 29, 1870, in Sacramento, California. He served in the army prior to his work with the Western Outlook. He married Mamie Elizabeth White Maddox in 1893 and they had two children. Maddox died on Feb 20, 1957, in Glenn County, California.[6][7]
Jesse E. Wysinger
editJesse Edward Wysinger was born in Merced County, California in April 1865. Wysinger was the son of African American pioneer Edmond Wysinger, who filed the lawsuit that led to the ruling that California public schools could no longer be segregated.[8] Wysinger died on November 29, 1933, in Alameda, California.[9]
Joseph S. Francis
editJoseph S. Francis was born in California in about 1860. Prior to his work with the Western Outlook, he worked in the railroad industry. He was married to Laura V. Francis with whom he had one child. Francis passed away on Mar 10, 1920, in San Francisco, California.[10]
J. Lincoln Derrick
editJohn Abraham Lincoln Derrick was born in about 1868 in California. He was married three times and had two children in his second marriage. Derrick passed away on September 25, 1934, in Napa, California.[11]
References
edit- ^ N.W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual. N.W. Ayer and Son. 1902.
- ^ "Parks, William Arthur, (11 Dec. 1868–3 Oct. 1936), Professor of Geology, University of Toronto, 1922–36; Director Royal Ontario Museum of Palæontology, 1913–36; Professor of Palæontology, 1916–22; President Section C. BAAS, 1925; President Royal Society of Canada, 1925–26; President Palæontological Society of America, 1926–27; President Royal Canadian Institute, 1928–29", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u215186, retrieved 2024-04-30
- ^ Francis, Joseph S.; Derrick, J. Lincoln (1915-04-24). "The Western Outlook. (San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, Calif.), Vol. 21, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 24, 1915". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "The Western Outlook (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "The Western Outlook (San Francisco, Cal.) 1894-1928". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Subject Summary Tape File (SSTF) 2, Ancestry of the Population of the United States". ICPSR Data Holdings. 1994-03-10. doi:10.3886/icpsr06213. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Cremonini, Eleonora; Daveri, Elena; Mastaloudis, Angela; Adamo, Ana M.; Mills, David; Kalanetra, Karen; Hester, Shelly N.; Wood, Steve M.; Fraga, Cesar G.; Oteiza, Patricia I. (2019). "Anthocyanins protect the gastrointestinal tract from high fat diet-induced alterations in redox signaling, barrier integrity and dysbiosis". Redox Biology. 26: 101269. doi:10.1016/j.redox.2019.101269. ISSN 2213-2317. PMC 6646927. PMID 31330482.
- ^ Wee | @ewee, Dogmo Studios | Eliza (2018-06-28). "Edmond Wysinger - Gold Chains: The Hidden History of Slavery in California | ACLU NorCal". ACLU of Northern CA. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Index", First in Line, Yale University Press, pp. 193–204, 2017-12-31, doi:10.12987/9780300130744-013, ISBN 978-0-300-13074-4, retrieved 2024-04-30
- ^ "1900 United States Federal Census". Ancestry.com. 2004.
- ^ Khachatryan, G. S.; Alaverdyan, A. A. (1975). "[Changes in the content of ribosomal RNA and the activity of ribosomal RNAase in the brain under natural physiological conditions]". Voprosy Meditsinskoi Khimii. 21 (3): 264–268. ISSN 0042-8809. PMID 1900.